A company that has been making bacon-flavored salt has introduced Baconnaise, a bacon-flavored spread that probably would be great on, well, anything. It’s not carried locally, alas, but it’s about $5 per jar from Amazon (regular or light available).
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Updated with beer pairings. This one looks like a winner: The Inn at Erlowest in Lake George is hosting its first adventurous dinner since Jason Baker joined the staff as chef de cuisine after closing J.T. Baker’s New Cuisine at the end of January. Baker and Erlowest’s executive chef, Michael Hinrichs, have put together a Jackson Pollock […]
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Within 10 minutes of sitting down at the reception following my cousin’s wedding on Friday, the following came out of the mouth of a man at our table, whom we had just met: A statement in favor of waterboarding. A racist joke about Michelle Obama. A anti-gay crack that Vermont, where he lives, is becoming so […]
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The German-American Club of Albany will host an evening of German food and drink from 4 p.m. (dinner at 6) on Saturday, May 16. Admission, at $20 per person, includes festivities, live music, dancing and a dinner of chicken or goulash. A cash bar with German lagers, pilsners, bocks and hefeweizens will be available. Walk-ins are welcome for dancing and drinking […]
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A regular reader and commenter writes: my wife came home from a doctor’s appointment today with a new challenge. She has to adhere for at least the next 3 weeks to a lactose- and gluten-free diet, in attempt to find out what’s wrong with her digestive processes. Do you or any of your readers have […]
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McGreivey’s Restaurant in Waterford will be serving a Mother’s Day buffet on Sunday; brunch fare will be available from 10 a.m. to noon, dinner fare from 2 to 4 p.m. The buffet costs $25 per person (half-price for children younger than 12), including tax and tip. The buffet will feature breakfast fare and pastries, a […]
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